Atomik
Atomik orange in
Wynwood How
did you come by the name “Atomik?”
My friend Honer MH gave me the name. At first it was “Atom” but there was an active writer using the name so I flipped it to “Atomik.”
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Artist Spotlight
The Shape of Things: The Art of Stanford Slutsky
Stanford Slutsky’s exhibit at
the Weisman Delray Community Center in Delray Beach runs until
April 19, 2013. I had seen Slutsky’s work before, exhibited at the
Coral Springs Museum of Art, and was intrigued to see more. At the
Weisman Center, Slutsky provided a Power Point demonstration to
show how he creates his art. The presentation was insightful and
educational providing a peek into the artistic process, right down
to mixing colors on the back of paper plates. To view the
process go...
Christopher Carter
Growth of a Nation -
Christopher Carter
Where are you from and when did you come to
Miami?
I was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and raised in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts and attended college in...
David Marsh
In Direct
Quote
Please, first of all, tell us a bit about
yourself.
I’m an art teacher at the University of Miami and own a frame shop in downtown Miami, called Oefe.
Barbara M de Varona
Lovesick
Where are you from and
how long have you been in Miami?
Although I was born in Puerto Rico, I have lived in Miami most of my life. My family is Cuban.
Diego Jacobson
Diego Jacobson - Guru
RendezvousWhat is your
medium?
Mostly acrylic on canvas. Some oil and some mixed media.
10 Questions with Sandy Thorpe
Andorian
Sandy I was first
introduced to Sandy Thorpe at one of my comedy shows through a
friend. After the show, while we chatted, I notice she was wearing
a Star Trek necklace and had the same tattoo on her
décolletage.
I commented on it and she revealed she was indeed, a Trekkie. I
asked if she made any Star Trek art. She did. She...
Robert Dempster interviews Max Fishko, Managing Partner of The Miami Project Art Fair
Miami
Project view from the entrance - photo by Robert
Dempster
Let’s talk about how it feels when you walk into the fair. What was
your vision for the feeling you want to communicate straight from
the entrance?
What I think is important when you walk in here is that you are not confronted with a booth. You are not forced to look at any one particular thing. There is a lounge at the...
Interview with Peter Weber, artist and co-owner of Gallery Renate Bender from Munich, Germany at Art Miami on December 6th, 2012
Peter
Weber First
up please tell us which artists you brought to Art Miami this
year.
We have international artists, amongst them many Americans as well as an artist from Belgium and various German artists.
Let’s start with you. Please tell us about your work.
Flavio Galvan
Soldier
You are from Argentina. How does
your heritage inform your art?
Argentina is the most southern country of the world. It is, as it were, at the end of the world. In this immense territory occupied by Argentina, I was born in a city of the center of the country. In Argentina I have felt a kind of isolation in relationship to the rest of the world and this has generated in me a desire of communicating and expanding my horizons: to go outside...
Farley Aguilar
Where are
you from and how long have you been in Miami?
I am from Nicaragua originally. I came to Miami when I was about four or five and have lived here ever since.
What do you love most about Miami?
Miami is a good place to be a younger artist, I feel lucky to be here. It's not as overwhelming as some other places, but still has lots going on...
Thania Sanz
Should you
be one of the lucky arts lovers joining us, miamiartzine, for our
7th Birthday Party on Monday November 19 at the Miami Beach
Botanical Garden, you'll have the pleasure of listening to, live,
the music of Grammy nominated singer and guitarist Thania Sanz. She
will be joined by Columbian trumpeter, Julian
Cifuentas.
A few questions for Thania:
Full name:
Thania Sanz
Marlow Rosado
If you're
lucky enough to be coming to miamiartzine's 7th Birthday
Party at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden you'll be hugely
entertained by, amongst others, pianist Marlow Rosado y La Riqueña.
A few questions to Marlow garnered the following:
Full name
Marlow Rosado.
Where born
Puerto Rico.
Musical parents
No.
Kiki Sanchez - Piano Player
Kiki
Sanchez If you're anything
like me, white bread stuck in the jazz of the twenties, thirties,
and forties, do yourself a large favor and check out this You Tube
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTirI-dSfKs
Do it now.
Asif Farooq
Where
are you from? When and why did you come to Miami?
I was born and raised in Miami, Florida.
What is your medium?
I’ve worked in a variety of media. In the past, I’ve worked with metal processes, plastic, neon, text, and performance media.
How would you describe your art?
From an aesthetic standpoint, I would describe my work as zoomy. I like utilizing a disarming language that is accessible to almost anybody. I place high value on craftsmanship, while I feel that my work represents the very best aspects of me as a...
Magnus Sodamin
Where are
you from and where are you based?
I was born first generation in Manhattan of Norwegian/Austrian parents. Now I am based in Miami, Florida.
What do you love most about Miami?
The ocean is so close. It’s the best escape from the city to another viewpoint. Fishing, canoeing, sailing are all great luxuries with living in a city.
What are your top three hang...
Rebeca Raney
Where are
you from and where are you based now?
I was born in Miami and left when I was 18. I went to Providence for four years and then to New York where I will probably always live.
How is life in New York? How does it differ for you from Miami?
New York is walkable and there is constant people mingling. I am inspired by what I...
Sinisa Kukec
Where
are you from and how long have you been in Miami?
I was born in Zagreb, Croatia, 1970, the former Yugoslavia...a country that was slammed together by the prevailing nations after World War II...it was a buffer zone during the cold war...I grew up in Canada where they have universal health care, gun control and 40 below winters...unfortunately Canada’s political landscape has been hijacked by the so called Conservative party...Sad Face. I have been in the USA for some time now, since 1997. I was rewarded the extraordinary artist green card while residing here in the “Philistine State Of Florida”...Some other states I have resided in: Montana, Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania. The Magic city has been my home for five...
Brandon Opalka
Where are
you from?
Originally from Virginia. My mom was in the navy, but my grandfather moved to Hialeah in 1910. So I feel like a South Floridian. I was raised in Palm Beach, but moved around a lot. I officially moved to Miami in ‘96 to Biscayne Blvd and 24th St., when it was still hood. I worked at a bagel joint called Bagels & Bagels that has since been bulldozed. My first real job was at New Times in ‘98 working in the design department when it went from paste-up to electronic, that was fun. Then to Britto as a studio assistant for 2 years until Bernice Steinbaum offered me a job as one of her gallery...
Bonnie Shapiro
Bonnie
Shapiro’s paintings have a soothing, almost dreamy quality to them.
They evoke memories of a world we’ve all experienced, but perhaps
have forgotten. Such things as childhood carnivals, or maybe just
the simple pleasure of enjoying a beautiful Florida landscape. Her
palette is calming, yet compelling, as if the images urge us to
take a moment and cherish what surrounds us, reminding us that
everyday life can be truly remarkable.
Q. Where
are you from and where do you live now?
A. I
currently live in Coral Springs. I grew up in Miami,
Florida